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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 26
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
276 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 197▼ 25 vs year ago 301 · −8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 49▼ 47 vs year ago 103 · −45.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 8▼ 4 vs year ago 17 · −23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $261.61/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −151.58 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$261.61
28 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,433
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545270.651,47622
Medium and Large 2-3558228.491,2746thin
One grade step is worth $42.16/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale28 hd
261.61
—
KY average25 barns · 820 hd
246.44
+15.17
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
−151.58
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales
455408361314median 413.1903/1404/2506/2009/2610/31
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $327.75, median $413.19 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,852154.472,8604thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,479128.121,8958thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,278117.861,50626
CowsLean 85-90%Low998101.651,01512

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,7272thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,2412thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,0201thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)751$1,3753thin

Every lot

70 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2311320.32/cwt320.00–321.009963
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,2361
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,5501
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5222
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5621
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765222.58/cwt220.00–227.501,7033
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2145302.50/cwt302.50–302.504391
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255305.00/cwt305.00–305.007781
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290277.50/cwt277.50–277.508052
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325267.76/cwt250.00–271.008709
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3343237.72/cwt233.00–242.508152
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,1251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430240.35/cwt230.00–250.001,0342
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433261.59/cwt250.00–265.001,13321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478226.58/cwt195.00–240.001,08311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479249.93/cwt240.00–260.001,1974
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2506240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2143
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527199.03/cwt180.00–215.001,0496
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625212.84/cwt206.00–222.501,3303
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3641207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3275
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670202.92/cwt200.00–209.001,3604
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4621
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2807215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7354
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4961
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3967177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,7122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2232343.87/cwt302.50–365.007983
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3240235.00/cwt235.00–235.005641
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3253251.36/cwt240.00–262.506362
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3315310.00/cwt310.00–310.009771
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0574
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0863
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,0641
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379318.71/cwt310.00–321.001,2085
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2414297.58/cwt284.00–302.501,2327
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3391
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467268.71/cwt230.00–285.001,25515
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495249.15/cwt247.50–252.501,2333
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526271.19/cwt260.00–285.001,42614
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3533210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1193
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579269.70/cwt267.50–272.501,5628
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3582246.98/cwt225.00–257.501,4373
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607240.26/cwt225.00–255.001,4588
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3632200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2642
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670229.43/cwt214.00–237.501,5373
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3683208.77/cwt205.00–210.001,4264
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2724215.54/cwt205.00–220.001,5617
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3750181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3581
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760207.43/cwt200.00–210.001,5764
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3835182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5241
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3865172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4881
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 2-3503200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0069
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,790146.47/cwt145.00–148.002,6222
Bulls——1,913162.47/cwt161.00–164.003,1082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90080.00/cwt80.00–80.007201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007103.62/cwt90.00–114.001,04311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197106.50/cwt100.00–112.001,2758
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,288141.28/cwt136.00–148.001,8203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306119.17/cwt114.00–125.001,55614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340135.98/cwt134.00–140.001,8224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,594120.23/cwt109.00–128.001,9165
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27511,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0201,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,240.65/head1,230.00–1,250.001,2412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,726.54/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7272

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.